Belagavi News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Congress will never bow down to BJP-RSS threats, says Siddaramaiah after speech disruption
Belagavi, April 28: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Congress will never bow down to the threats of the BJP and RSS, after his speech was disrupted by the BJP women workers in Belagavi on Monday.
K'taka BJP holds 'Bheema Hejje' centenary celebration
Belagavi, April 15: Karnataka BJP held a valedictory ceremony of the 'Bheema Hejje' centenary celebration on Tuesday to mark the occasion of B.R. Ambedkar's visit to Nippani town in Belagavi district.
Karnataka CM urges PM Modi to declare Rani Chennamma's Samadhi a national monument
Bengaluru, March 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the declaration of Veera Rani Kittur Chennamma's Samadhi in Bailahongala taluk, Belagavi district, as a nationally important monument under The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958.
Declare Rani Chennamma's Samadhi as Monument of National Importance: Siddaramaiah urges PM Modi
Bengaluru, March 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to declare Kittur Rani Chennamma's Samadhi as a 'Monument of National Importance'.
Harassed by cybercriminals, elderly couple ends life in Karnataka
Belagavi, March 29: In a shocking incident, an elderly couple committed suicide after being harassed and blackmailed by cybercriminals for ransom in Karnataka's Belagavi district on Friday.
State govt using Police to suppress us: Chairman of Labour Council on Karnataka Bandh
Bengaluru, March 22: Pro-Kannada groups' are holding 12-hour statewide bandh across the state in protest against the alleged assault on a bus conductor in Belagavi for not speaking Marath. The Pro-Kannada groups claim they are being stopped by the satet police.
Attacks on RTC drivers in Maha: Bandh evokes mixed response in K'taka; activists slam cops' high-handedness
Bengaluru, March 22: The Karnataka bandh, called on Saturday to condemn the attack on RTC drivers for not speaking Marathi in Belagavi and Maharashtra, evoked a mixed response across the state. Thousands of Kannada activists staged protests at district headquarters, and police detained hundreds of them.
Pro-Kannada organizations call for Karnataka bandh on March 22 over Belagavi incidents
Bengaluru, March 21: Pro-Kannada organizations, led by the Kannada Vatal Party, have called for a Karnataka Bandh on March 22 (Saturday) in protest against recent incidents in Belagavi, including an attack on a KSRTC bus conductor and vandalism of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus in Maharashtra.
RTC bus staff attack: Kannada organisations call for K'taka bandh on March 22
Bengaluru, Feb 28: Condemning the attacks on RTC bus staff in Maharashtra and Belagavi for not speaking Marathi, Kannada organisations have announced a Karnataka bandh on March 22.
Family to withdraw POCSO case against conductor, appeals for peace in Karnataka, Maharashtra
Bengaluru, Feb 25: As the situation continued to be tense in the border areas of Karnataka and Maharashtra following the attack on the RTC bus conductor in Belagavi for allegedly not responding in Marathi, the family of the minor girl involved in the case on Tuesday announced that they have decided to withdraw the POCSO case.
Karnataka Rakshana Vedike leaders hold protest over tensions between Kannada, Marathi groups in Belagavi
Belagavi, February 25: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike leaders and workers held protest on Tuesday over ongoing tensions between pro-Kannada and Pro-Marathi groups in Belagavi.
Karnataka: 6 Mahakumbh devotees from Belagavi died in road accident, 2 injured
Belagavi, February 24: Six people who were travelling to Prayagraj's Mahakumbh from Gokak, Belagavi district, died in a road accident on Monday in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, according to information given by Belagavi Police.
Asked transport department secretary to speak to Maha counterpart: K'taka Minister on bus row
Bengaluru, Feb 24: Reacting to incidents where KSRTC buses were targeted in Maharashtra, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday that he has instructed the department secretary to speak to his counterpart regarding the issue.
Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy visits Belagavi hospital, enquires about health of assaulted conductor
Belagavi, February 24: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi BIMS Hospital and enquired about the health of Mahadevappa Hukkeri, the bus conductor who was assaulted following a dispute over language in Belagavi.
Language row sparks tension in K'taka border district as RTC conductor attacked
Bengaluru, Feb 22: Tension prevailed in the border district of Belagavi on Saturday following the assault on an RTC bus conductor by a group of people for asking them to speak in Kannada.
Karnataka: War Wounded Foundation hosts rally for disabled soldiers in Belagavi
Bengaluru, February 19: The War Wounded Foundation organised a rally for disabled soldiers at MARATHA LIRC in Belagavi on February 17-18, 2025.
Bodies of Belagavi devotees who died in Maha Kumbh stampede arrive in Delhi, to reach Belagavi this evening
Belagavi, January 30: The bodies of four devotees from Karnataka's Belagavi, who lost their lives in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh, arrived at Delhi Airport around 12 PM on Thursday, according to Belagavi District Commissioner Mohammad Roshan.
Karnataka: 4 Belagavi devotees die in Maha Kumbh Mela stampede
Belagavi, January 29: At least four devotees from Belagavi lost their lives in a stampede during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, confirmed Karnataka police on Wednesday.
Gandhi's India is self-reliant, united, secular and harmonious: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar
Belagavi, January 21: Hailing Mahatma Gandhi as the soul of India, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Mahatma gave the message of peace and coexistence to the world.
Kharge unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue in Belagavi, says protection of Constitution our responsibility
Belagavi, Jan 21 : Congress national President Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday, unveiled a 25-ft statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka's Belagavi.
Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge reach Belagavi to attend 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim' rally
Belagavi, January 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday morning received Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Belagavi Airport. They left their residences in Delhi early morning to join the program commemorating 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi becoming the Congress president.
Priyanka Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge leave for Belagavi to attend 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim' rally
New Delhi, January 21: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday left to attend a public rally 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan', which is being held in Karnataka's Belagavi.
Karnataka Minister Hebbalkar meets with accident, sustains minor injuries
Belagavi, January 14: Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Tuesday morning met with an accident after her car hit a tree in Belagavi district of the state, Mrunal Hebbalkar, son of the minister said on Tuesday. She and Congress MLC Channaraj Hattiholi Basavaraj escaped a major accident while sustaining minor injuries.